Oiler.



K. A. BOGGS.

OILER.

APPLICATION FILED 001231, 1911.

Patented Dec. 2, 1913.

WITNESSES ATTHNEYS IIITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

KIRKWOOD A. BOGGS, OF FORT DODGE, IOWA.

OILER.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, Kinnwoon A. Bocos, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Fort Dodge, in the county of Vebster and State ofIowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Oilers, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in oil cans designed forlubricating purposes,

1a and has for its object to provide a simple, cheap and ecient oilerconsisting of few parts which are readily assembled and taken apart andone in which no screw-threads are used to connect the several parts.

My invention consists primarily of a twopart spout whereby differentsize discharge orifices may be provided for use with oils of differentdegrees of thickness.

My invention consists further in certain 2o novel features ofconstruction, arrangement,

and combination of parts as will be hereinafter fully described andpointed out in the claims, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, in which- Figure 1 is a vertical sectional View of my completecan. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of one spout member detached from thebody of the can. Fig. 3 is a similar view of the other spout member.

In carrying out my invention I use a can body A of the shape shownhaving its upper end turned in as at A to form a vertical annular flangeA2. In the space between the body and annular flange A2, the upperportion of a coiled spring B lits, the lower portion of said coil springB lying on and bearing against the bottom of the can, the lower end ofsaid spring being bent and carried across the can, the coils bearingagainst the inner walls of the can from top to bottom. Fittingfrictionally into the inturned top of the can is the outer spout memberwhich consists of the short spout C rigidly secured at its lower end tothe domeshaped base C which has its lower edge turned inwardly and thendownwardly forming a vertical flange C2; this iange may be pressed orstamped integral with the dome-shaped part C or it may consist of anangled ring soldered into the base C; this vertical iange C2 is to titoiltight by frictional contact with the iange A2 forming the upper openend of the cany body A.

The inner spout member shown in Fig. 3

consists of a relatively long spout D tapering upwardly and having acomparatively Specicaton of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 31, 1911.

Patented Dec. 2, 1913.

serial No. 657,760.

small discharge opening (Z at its upper end; at its lower end it has thebase portion D with which it may be integral or soldered thereto, thelower end of the spout being flush therewith. This base portionconstitutes an inverted bowl. the flange I)2 being substantiallyvertical and projecting downwardly. rl`his flange D2 is of such sizethat it must have au oil-tight frictional iit within the flange C2 ofthe outer spout member C.

-To assemble the parts of my improved oiler, the spout member shown inFig. 3 is inserted into the spout member C from below and pulledupwardly until the flange D2 snaps into the opening formed by the flangeC2; the two spout members now form practically a single spout, all partswhich come in contact with each having a tight frictional tit which willprevent any oil leaking past the joints. The spout is now forced intothe upper open end of the can body, the flange C2 litt-ing tightfrictionally within and in contact with the flange A2. The can havingpreviously had the coil spring B put in position and filled with oil, isnow ready for use.

In using light oils where small points or openings are to be lubricated.the form of device shown in Fig. l is used; that is, the two spoutmembers are used in conjunction, the small discharge opening (l of thespout D readily reaching the desired point. When heavy and thicklubricant is used, it is diilicult to get it to flow properly from asmall discharge opening. To meet this objection is the object of theouter spout member C, the upper end of which is quite large incomparison to the spout D: to adapt the spout member C for use, it isnecessary to pull smartly on the spout D which will release the base Cfrom the upper end of the can body. The spout member D is now slidinwardly through spout C and separated therefrom, and the spout member Cforced back again into the upper end of the can.

The flanges of the various parts are preferably pressed from a singlepiece of metal, the relative sizes of which must be such that adjacentparts fit each other oil tight. The coil spring in my oiler is of suchdiameter that the coils tit against the outer walls of the can body`thereby strengthening it and at the same time offering no obstruction tothe free flow of oil; the upper end of the spring lying within the spaceor channel A3 at the upper end of the can and the lower end bearing onand across the bottom of the can, needs no extraneous fastening orsecuring means. rlhe lower end of the spout D is flush with the bowl D',so that every drop of oil may pass through said spout.

By making the spout in two members, my oil can is exceptionally strongat what is known as the neok, a point that is commonly the weakest incans ot' the usual construction. There are no projecting parts in myimprovement to strike against and break, and as the points arecomparatively short there is little or no leverage by which they can bewrenched apart. rlhe outer or short spout member is particularly usefulin winter when the oil. thickens; a-nd it may also be used in lillingother oil cans. Furthermore, as the joints in my oil can are allfriction joints, there are no screw-threads or other connecting means tobecome clogged up or get out of order.

l claim l. An oil can consisting of a base and body portion, said bodyportion having an inwardly curved breast portion provided with aninwardly and downwardly' turned flange at its upper end, an outer spoutsection having a dome shaped lower end and a vertical iange ittingwithin the aforesaid inwardly and downwardly turned flange of the breastportion of the body of the can, and a removable inner spout sectionhaving a horizontal base and a downwardly projecting);` flange adaptedto litriotionally within the downwardly projecting flange of the outerspout section.

2. An oil can consisting of a base and a body portion, said body portionhaving an inwardly curved breast portion provided with an inwardly anddownwardly turned flange at its upper end, a coil spring having alateral extension resting on the base of the can, the coils bearingagainst t-he inner walls oit the can and the upper coil resting in thespace between the breast and the inwardly and downwardly turned flangethereof, and a two-part spout, the outer section of the spout littingtrictionally within the breast iiange and the inner section ot the spoutitting rictionally within the outer spout section.

KlRlWOOD A. BOGGS.

Vitnesses L. B. Bocos, B. A. FLEMING.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

